San Joaquin Valley

Ripon is the southern most city in San Joaquin County, and is fast
becoming recognized for being a strategic location for regionally related
businesses and services.

Ripon's economic base has long been tied to agriculture and related
businesses. While agriculture continues to play a large part in Ripon's
economy, Ripon, along with the rest of San Joaquin County has begun to
transition towards other non-agriculture industrial industries.

Ripon's goal is to develop and implement an economic development program
that will provide adequate jobs to housing balance by stimulating business
activity and to encourage
additional investment in the community.

Besides the agriculturally related business, a variety of other types
of industry such as paper, steel fabrication, motorist services, and
non-agricultural transportation have been established. The State of California
constructed a regional crime lab in the community to serve a six-county
area.

It is projected that, in San Joaquin County, job growth will be strongest
in professional and business services, transportation, and manufacturing,
while jobs in agriculture and mining will decline.